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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

Freightos

The interesting shift here, though, is that there’s a whole world of alternative shipping routes. The traditional China-Northern Europe route alternative banked on sea freight to Dubai, followed by air shipping to the final European destination. For a full shipping container, that results in a full $3,804 of savings, or a 17% savings.

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Vanguard Voice – Issue 105

Vanguard Software

The Wall Street Journal – Chinese Port Logjam Threatens Christmas Shipping Rush. Supply & Demand Chain Executive – Shipping Woes Begin to Unravel, Even as Supply Chain Disruptions Plague the Industry. Request a Demo Today. Get a Demo. And when demand outpaces supply, prices rise.

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Vanguard Voice – Issue 104

Vanguard Software

June 12, 2021 – Cargo ships stacked up at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Supply Chain Brain – Out-of-Control Shipping Costs Fire Up Prices From Coffee to Toys. Upcoming Demo Webinar: Outperform the New Supply Chain Normal, Wed., Get a Demo. The Latest Supply Chain News.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 1-5, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Amazon shipped over 5 billion items with Prime in 2017 (TechCrunch). Peloton holds 1,000-mile platooning demo in Florida (CCJ). By the end of last week, just one truck was available for every 12 loads needing to be shipped, according to online freight marketplace DAT Solutions LLC,” reported the Wall Street Journal this week.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Shipping Networks (WSJ – sub. Shipping firm Clarksons braces for data leak after refusing to pay hacker (The Guardian). annual rate in the third quarter, faster than earlier estimated, and the reports from shipping sites suggest the muscular economic growth is continuing in the fourth quarter. economic output grew at a 3.3%

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The Evolution of Barcode Systems: From Morse Code to QR Codes

QAD

But did you know that the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles, California uses Morse code to send out an ongoing message? IBM set up a test demo with a coded label on a baseball which they threw over a laser to read the code – it worked.